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Sterling Silver Crab Tobacco Container, Hallmarked London 1902

About the Item

A wonderful silver container modelled as a crab that was originally made to carry tobacco. Made to a registered design with maker's mark for Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders & James Francis Hollings Shepherd. Hallmarked London, 1902. Registered as a limited company in 1916 and continuing to the present day, Saunders, Shepherd & Co. were a hugely successful manufacturing jewellers and silversmiths founded in London in 1869. The letter F in the hallmark was struck on imported wares in addition to the marks shown from 1867-1904. Dimensions: 8.75cm/3⅜ inches (width) x 7.5cm/2⅞ (depth) x 2.50cm/1inch (height). Bentleys are Members of LAPADA, the London and Provincial Antique Dealers Association.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 1 in (2.54 cm)Width: 3.38 in (8.59 cm)Depth: 2.88 in (7.32 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1900-1909
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1902
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU960036817392
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